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Category: Charity

  1. Ace of Hearts at Ace Cafe

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    Ace Cafe is joining the British Heart Foundation in its fight for every heartbeat. Wear it. Beat it. this February 5th to help raise £1 million for life saving research

    Wear it. Beat it.British Heart FoundationAce Cafe London will be joining the fight against heart disease by encouraging all to wear red on February 5th at the cafe to help support the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Wear it. Beat it. campaign to raise £1 million for life saving research.

    From 6pm, Bike Night – Streetfighters, everyone who puts a donation into the BHF charity collecting tins on the counter at the cafe will receive a raffle ticket and the chance to win some Ace goodies, with the draw being held at 10pm.

    Cardiovascular disease is responsible for around 155,000 UK deaths each year – around one every three minutes. Through the public’s generosity, the BHF will fund half a billion pounds of new research over the next five years which will be central to discovering vital treatments for people living with heart and circulatory conditions.

    By signing up to Wear it. Beat it. You can help power these life saving discoveries. Whether you choose to go all out or just wear a splash of red, join the fun across the UK by wearing red and organising an event this February 5th to show your support.

    It’s a great way to get friends, family or work colleagues together and help make a difference to millions.

    Since 2009 Wear it. Beat it. has raised over £6 million towards new cardiovascular science. Last year, an amazing 23,000 people took part in Wear it. Beat it. The BHF is calling for even more of you to get involved to help us raise £1 million next year!

    Fancy a cheery red tea break at work, a yummy red bake sale after school or a jolly red happy hour at home with your friends? Whether you think up your own idea or pinch one of our ready-made ones, it’s the taking part and showing your heart that matters.

    Don’t forget to put yourself and your friends in the picture and share your photos on our Wear It. Beat It. photo wall to inspire more people to get involved.

    Nicola Reavey, BHF Fundraising Manager for Central, North and West London, said: “We are incredibly grateful to Ace Cafe London for organising and for joining us in the fight for every heartbeat and signing up to Wear it Beat it. “Our life saving research is powered by the enormous generosity of our supporters. Every pound raised will help us change the lives of millions living with heart and circulatory conditions. That’s why we want everyone to join us and wear red this February 5th.”

    To find out more or to sign up to Wear it. Beat it. Visit www.bhf.org.uk/red to get your free fundraising pack, full of ready-made ideas to make the most of your event.

    For more information about what's on at the Ace, check out the scrolling calendar: www.ace-cafe-london.com

  2. Spencer Conway circumnavigated Africa by motorbike, solo and unsupported

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    His new TV series premieres on Travel Channel, Sky and Virgin on the 8th of November in the UK and the 9th in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This exceedingly grueling and dangerous adventure is dramatically captured on film by Spencer, often in challenging and sometimes, life-threatening situations. It is both raw and gritty and makes for dramatic viewing.

    On a Yamaha Tenere, he raised over £30,000 for Save the Children. 

    Information about Spencer can be found on his website. Richard E Grant is his Patron.

    www.africa-bike-adventure.com

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    Spencer Conway circumnavigated Africa by motorbike

  3. Ring of Red

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    The Ring of Red started as an idea by Julia Stevenson, a respected biker who many people know from the Ride of Respect at Royal Wootton Basset, now Carterton.

    Ring of Red, M25, M60, Remembrance Day RideThe idea was to create the biggest poppy ever attempted on Remembrance Sunday, in respect of our Armed Forces, past and present. Thousands of bikers met at service stations and designated nine meeting points at junctions around the M25 and by 1230 hours on Sunday 10th November 2013, the bikers, all wearing something Red, rode onto the M25 Clockwise at 55mph. Section by section the riders met up and completed the circle, which if seen from the air would show the massive Ring of Red, symbolising the Poppy.

    The ride is now an annual ride and as from November 2014 there are now two rides, one on the M25 and another one up north on the M60 Manchester. The bikers also now all meet at one point for the M60 and ride round, the first riders meeting up with the last to form the giant poppy on the M60.

    We would like to stress that this event is not a protest in any way shape or form; it is a coming together of the biking community, as it does on many occasions, but this occasion is out of respect for the Armed Forces, past and present, many of the bikers having been in the Armed Forces themselves. It will be a very proud and humbling moment, but will also be a great show of how big bikers hearts really are!

    Ali Scott is the organiser of the M25 ride and has a team of volunteers all working together with their specific roles helping her to organise the event, and oversees the M60 ride which Gavin Vitler organises. Everyone is busy all with the same aim in mind, to make the day a major success, however all this could not happen without the attendance of the bikers. 

    This year's ride is in the process of being organised as per previous years and will be on Sunday 8th November aiming by 13:30 hours all riders will be on the M25 and 1230 hrs for the M60, both hopefully completing the Ring of Red and raising money for our nominated Armed Forces charities.

    This year the charities are the UK Homes for Heroes and the Armed Forces Bikers charity for the M25 and SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association) for the M60 ride.

    Hopefully this year will be bigger and better as with more riders than previous years it will be easier to complete the full ring.

    For details as they become available for this year's ride there are two facebook groups Ring of Red M25 and Ring of Red M60 and also the Ride of Respect website

    www.therideofrespect.co.uk

  4. Long Way Up - Pan American Challenge

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    After four months in the saddle, three intrepid motorcyclists have just returned home after completing a 24,000 mile long Pan American challenge from Tierra Del Fuego, in Southern Argentina to Coldfoot, Alaska.

    They overcame all sorts of obstacles during the journey, from Steve being knocked off his bike by a minibus following the Obama calvalcade in Cuba, to meeting a grisly face to face in Alaska. But a downpour of rain in Alaska and a police car across the road stopped them just short of Coldfoot; there was no way through.

    Since departing from Glasgow on 2nd February 2015, Wilson Hutchison, from Stirling, Raymond Danton, from Sydney, Australia, and Steve Mason, from Lenzie, have travelled through 15 countries on their motorbikes.

    Wilson and Raymond each opted to ride a 2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure, while Steve rode his 2009 BMW R1200GS SE, affectionately known as Boris. He came home with Coca Cola cans having replaced bits of the exhaust system to keep him going and Steve is now looking forward to giving Boris a bit of TLC to restore him to his former glory.

    As teenagers Steve, Wilson and Raymond were avid bike enthusiasts who dreamt of adventure. Having worked in the corporate world and not seen each other for 30 years, now in their fifties, a chance reunion in 2013 gave rise to big plans for the adventure of a lifetime.

    Steve lives next to Deafblind Scotland’s “Field of Dreams”, the site for the planned new building in Lenzie, and when a brochure about the planned new building came through the letterbox, he resolved to raise much-needed funds for the “Field of Dreams” project. And Wilson and Raymond kindly agreed to support the same charity. This building will provide a purpose-built centre of excellence for more than 1000 deafblind people from across Scotland.

    So far they have raised £5,700. If you would like to support “Field of Dreams” see their JustGiving page  or contact Drena O’Malley on 0141 777 5848

    Pan American Challenge - Wilson Hutchison, Raymond Danton and Steve Mason


    Pan American Challenge - Wilson Hutchison, Raymond Danton and Steve Mason

  5. Ride2Cure Ride Out Ace Cafe to Squires Cafe‏

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    Ace to Squires – Charity Ride Out

    Departing Ace Cafe London at 9.30am on Saturday 20th June, the “Ride2Care” heads north to Squires Cafe, near Leeds, in aid of children with Cancer.

    The Great North Road (A1) route includes with three (3) tea, coffee and petrol stops:

    10:40am to 11:20am  Astwick Connect  Great North Road  Stotfold  Hitchin  Herts  SG5 4BL

    12:30pm – 2pm  OK Diner  Bloody Oaks Service Station  Tickencote  Stamford  Lincs  PE9 4AD

    2:50pm   - 3:20pm  Total  Old Rufford Road  Newark-on-Trent  Ollerton  Notts  NG22 9DT

    To arrive about 4.20pm at:

    Squires Cafe  Newthorpe  Gorse Lane  Leeds  W. Yorks  LS25 5LX

    Camping available

     or more information: www.ncca-uk.org

    Pre-register at: www.ride2cure.org.uk

    e-mail: [email protected]

    For more information about Ace Cafe London or what's on, check out: www.ace-cafe-london.com